Bringing Conducting Polymers to High Order: Toward Conductivities beyond 105 S cm−1 and Thermoelectric Power Factors of 2 mW m−1 K−2

V Vijayakumar, Y Zhong, V Untilova… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
V Vijayakumar, Y Zhong, V Untilova, M Bahri, L Herrmann, L Biniek, N Leclerc, M Brinkmann
Advanced Energy Materials, 2019Wiley Online Library
Here, an effective design strategy of polymer thermoelectric materials based on structural
control in doped polymer semiconductors is presented. The strategy is illustrated for two
archetypical polythiophenes, eg, poly (2, 5‐bis (3‐dodecyl‐2‐thienyl) thieno [3, 2‐b]
thiophene)(C12‐PBTTT) and regioregular poly (3‐hexylthiophene)(P3HT). FeCl3 doping of
aligned films results in charge conductivities up to 2× 105 S cm− 1 and metallic‐like
thermopowers similar to iodine‐doped polyacetylene. The films are almost optically …
Abstract
Here, an effective design strategy of polymer thermoelectric materials based on structural control in doped polymer semiconductors is presented. The strategy is illustrated for two archetypical polythiophenes, e.g., poly(2,5‐bis(3‐dodecyl‐2‐thienyl)thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene) (C12‐PBTTT) and regioregular poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT). FeCl3 doping of aligned films results in charge conductivities up to 2 × 105 S cm−1 and metallic‐like thermopowers similar to iodine‐doped polyacetylene. The films are almost optically transparent and show strongly polarized near‐infrared polaronic bands (dichroic ratio >10). The comparative study of structure–property correlations in P3HT and C12‐PBTTT identifies three conditions to obtain conductivities beyond 105 S cm−1: i) achieve high in‐plane orientation of conjugated polymers with high persistence length; ii) ensure uniform chain oxidation of the polymer backbones by regular intercalation of dopant molecules in the polymer structure without disrupting alignment of π‐stacked layers; and iii) maintain a percolating nanomorphology along the chain direction. The highly anisotropic conducting polymer films are ideal model systems to investigate the correlations between thermopower S and charge conductivity σ. A scaling law S ∝ σ−1/4 prevails along the chain direction, but a different S ∝ −ln(σ) relation is observed perpendicular to the chains, suggesting different charge transport mechanisms. The simultaneous increase of charge conductivity and thermopower along the chain direction results in a substantial improvement of thermoelectric power factors up to 2 mW m−1 K−2 in C12‐PBTTT.
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